[pct-l] Mt. Whitney & Mars Expedition

[hiker97 at aol.com]

Sparky wrote: It is an urban legend, but it was true in 2003. I saw it then at Horseshoe Meadow and Rock Creek. It was incredibly bright, almost hard to look at. For some reason this info has been circulating again. 
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If this is not true, then I say we set up a scam.  We charge people to go to the top to see Mars.  I think about $50 each would be cool.  Then hope that there are clouds.  Or we could disappear somewhere along the way and go back down to the Portal parking lot for the get-away.  Abandon clients high on the mountain after we have collected their fees.  Neat.  In the best pirate tradition.
 
Hey, I saw the new movie Pirates of the Caribbean.  I like it.  It has lots of good ideas for trail use.  I am glad to see everyone get on the pirate bandwagon.  Of course, yours truly has been out in front of this trend for sometime.
 
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